Best $3 Ever Spent

This is about to get really personal: somehow both Peter and I have a knack for tearing holes in jeans. I don’t know how each of us does it, but it happens. The  worst part is that the last time I ripped a pair of jeans, I had no idea it happened until I was digging in the laundry to put them on again. Now I have images of myself walking through my office with all my co-workers whispering behind my back…. Hopefully the washing machine is at fault. Anyway, while out and about on one of my Target excursions I happened upon these:

Iron on patches seemed much easier to use than having to sew patches myself, especially since I’m still so new to my sewing machine .

I had these with the mystery tear.

And a pair that tore a long time ago. (This tear was too massive to not notice when it happened.)

I’m happy to say that the process was quite simple and it worked like a charm. Basically you just turn the clothing inside out and arrange the hole so that the ends of the fabric meet. Press it throughly with a warm iron, taking extra care to press the edges down well.

I think they turned out really well. I was worried about wearing them to work because I was afraid that the patch would fall off and I’d be stuck all day trying to hide my bottom, but everything has worked out OK. I will say that the patch on my Rock & Republics is starting to come off around the edges on the inside os the jeans, but I also had to piece together three separate patches to cover the giant hole. Overall, it has stretched the life of my jeans which is definitely worth the $3 that I spent.

What inexpensive things have you found to facilitate your life?